Waterson (15-6) and Herrig (14-7) are the No. 7 and No. 8 ranked fighters, respectively, in the UFC’s current strawweight rankings. “The Karate Hottie” recently bounced back from back-to-back losses to Rose Namajunas and Tecia Torres with a razor-thin split decision victory over Cortney Casey at UFC on FOX 29. Herrig, meanwhile, saw a four-fight win streak come to an end at UFC 223 when she suffered a split decision loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz.

Saint Preux (23-11) has won four of his last five contests, a run highlighted by a head-kick knockout of Corey Anderson and a first-round armbar over Tyson Pedro. In Reyes (9-0), he meets one of the most promising young prospects in the light heavyweight division. The 28-year-old Reyes has won all three of his UFC appearances via first-round stoppage.

Lansberg (8-3) and Kunitskaya (10-4, 1 NC) are two former featherweights who made their UFC debuts, unfortunately, as opponents for Cris Cyborg. Lansberg has since recovered to bring her UFC record to an even 2-2 with wins over Lucie Pudilova and Gina Mazany, while Kunitskaya has yet to compete since losing to Cyborg via first-round knockout at UFC 222.

LaFlare (14-2) has won two of his three bouts since returning to action in early 2017 following a 14-month injury layoff, beating the likes of Roan Carneiro and Alex Garcia via unanimous decisions. Martin (13-4), meanwhile, made his welterweight debut a successful one with a unanimous decision win over Keita Nakamura at UFC Atlantic City.

UFC 229 takes place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The event is headlined by a much-anticipated lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor.